Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the sale of Hippie, Counterculture & Music Posters and More on Saturday, February 12, 2022, beginning at 10:30 am PST. From the estate of a Northern California collector, the timed auction features over 80 lots of vintage posters, publications, and memorabilia, mostly from the psychedelic or rock ‘n’ roll eras from the 1960s to early 2000s. Featured among the posters are the Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Lightnin’ Hopkins, the San Francisco Oracle, Wavy Gravy, “The One,” Whiskey a Go Go, Veiled Isis, Peter Tosh, Astronauts of Inner Space, Detroit Cobras and Dirtbombs, Salsa y Sol, and others – many with related material.

Reggae fans will find a selection of reggae posters, prints and ephemera. There are books of psychedelic prayers from Timothy Leary and first poems by Mutabaruka. A variety of publications are represented in the sale, including Psychedelic Review, The City of San Francisco, San Francisco Oracle (Facsimile Portfolio #1), San Francisco Express Times, Illuminations, several 1980s punk rock magazines and more. There are also concert handbills, announcements, broadsides, several prints, and multiple albums of rock concert or collectible announcements. Rounding out the sale are several lots from Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley; and posters for San Francisco arts festivals, 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, Save Food from World War I, and the movie “Barfly.”